Sunday, October 10, 2010

Mahjong!

So, do any of you play Mahjong? Occasionally I play on Tenhou against others. What's Mahjong? Well, to be honest you could call it Chinese weeaboo dominoes. It is a very popular tile game in Japan though. It's not too hard when you know the rules. Theres a really great guide for rules on the game here:  http://www.mediafire.com/?nundktgdonn
You can also reference the wikipedia page on all the japanese yaku:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Mahjong_yaku

You can practice here against other Japanese people: http://tenhou.net/0/
Don't feel bad if you do terrible at first, it's not like they can say anything bad to you anyway. I actually had a beginner winning streak when I first started and then I was terrible for the longest time.

I actually learned how to play after watching an anime called Saki. If you enjoy cute girls doing cute things and mahjong as well, you'll absolutely love this anime. I didn't know the rules at all when i saw it, but it makes more sense now. An anime definitely worth your time.



I'm not super great, but just tell me if you ever want to play! Only Yakuman I've gotten would be little winds.   Might have been able to go for big winds, but whatever!


This week I'll probably do an in depth tutorial on all the moon runes (japanese) in the game and what they mean!
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51 comments:

  1. mapaiscoolOctober 10, 2010 at 2:43 PM

    nice. my family plays mahjong almost every weekend.

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  2. Hip-Hop HikikomoriOctober 10, 2010 at 2:44 PM

    Too lazy to learn.

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  3. UnknownOctober 10, 2010 at 2:57 PM

    I played on 7447 for a while, and got pretty into it. I never really got very good at it though, and me sucking started to piss people off so I stopped.

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  4. ModerneFusionOctober 10, 2010 at 3:04 PM

    parents refused to teach me cuz they thought i'd gamble too much :(

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  5. AnkisethOctober 10, 2010 at 3:18 PM

    I've played a lot of single player Mahjong (Mahjong Solitaire, maybe?) but never with other people. Maybe I should give it a whirl.

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  6. Hidden BloggerOctober 10, 2010 at 3:18 PM

    Played it sometimes, I'm not the best, but it's kinda fun I suppose.

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  7. BunnySMGOctober 10, 2010 at 3:42 PM

    I like Mah Jong solitare. I assume that's not the same thing though.

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  8. ZyggOctober 10, 2010 at 3:43 PM

    I play Mah Jong solitare when I'm really bored, although I have never played the real thing with others...

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  9. David DavidsonOctober 10, 2010 at 3:50 PM

    I suck at Mah Jong, don't even get me started...

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  10. Ultimate StarcraftOctober 10, 2010 at 3:57 PM

    Wow, I didn't know there's a Japanese version! How cool is that. My family used to play that game a lot (the Chinese version, I guess). Nowadays, everyone just pokers. Some of those stones actually are really, really well crafted.

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  11. DrackarOctober 10, 2010 at 3:58 PM

    I've been known to play a bit of mahjong solitaire from time to time...

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  12. AnonymousOctober 10, 2010 at 4:34 PM

    I love Mahjong! Use to play when I was younger :D

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  13. DamienOctober 10, 2010 at 4:49 PM

    My grandparents seem to love this game. But I don't play it, heh. Chess is what I do. >.>

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  14. SugoiSugoiOctober 10, 2010 at 5:26 PM

    I used to play on Tenhou, but then I read about the bullshit with the RNG and paying users and stopped. Now I only play in real life. Playing in real life is a lot of fun if everyone knows what they're doing.

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  15. IndustrialHazeOctober 10, 2010 at 5:27 PM

    not good at that stuff

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  16. AnonymousOctober 10, 2010 at 5:43 PM

    I love playing Mahjong, but I unfortunately suck at it something fierce.

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  17. librarianOctober 10, 2010 at 5:52 PM

    Mahjong is pretty hardcore.

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  18. TohnoOctober 10, 2010 at 6:27 PM

    The only Mahjong I've played recently is on my psp with that saki game that was released not long ago, nice game, but over all I find Mahjong kind of boring..

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  19. DanOctober 10, 2010 at 6:32 PM

    I;m bad at mahjong, so Im sure id be terrible at this lol

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  20. musicnoteOctober 10, 2010 at 6:36 PM

    Somebody would have to teach me... looks hard as hell

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  21. happybuffetOctober 10, 2010 at 7:47 PM

    Ohh, I really liked Saki. Really fun show. I say you do the Mahjong tutorial. I've always wanted to learn.

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  22. AnonymousOctober 10, 2010 at 7:48 PM

    Fun fun! I used to play with a couple Japanese guys in my dorm.

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  23. AnonymousOctober 10, 2010 at 8:47 PM

    Nice stuff! I love mahjong! continue the good posts!

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  24. Pope SmurfOctober 10, 2010 at 8:48 PM

    I never played it. Is it fun?

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  25. Kirari StarOctober 10, 2010 at 9:05 PM

    I know how to play, only cause Akagi and Saki gave me a nice interest in it. I tried playing with /jp/ a bit and lost pretty much every match ;;

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  26. Archivist X0042October 10, 2010 at 9:23 PM

    need tutorial plz

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  27. pixelOctober 10, 2010 at 9:33 PM

    it is a fun game, but it does not really take any skills

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  28. Jimmy VolmerOctober 10, 2010 at 10:11 PM

    thanks for the comments on my blog!

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  29. AspectOctober 10, 2010 at 10:26 PM

    I once saw some exchange students playing this at the cafe during college, and was intrigued.

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  30. aZZoOctober 10, 2010 at 11:23 PM

    i remember this, love it

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  31. AnonymousOctober 10, 2010 at 11:25 PM

    mahjong is crack u should smoke - for the uninitiated

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  32. AnonymousOctober 10, 2010 at 11:35 PM

    I enjoy the odd game of mahjong solitaire, but I know nothing of how to play it the proper way. The rules seem so damn complicated, but I'm eager to give it a try.

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  33. SC2 StratsOctober 10, 2010 at 11:44 PM

    Never got a chance to play, but I always wanted to learn.

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  34. Skutt Panda POOctober 11, 2010 at 2:30 AM

    i verry good game i like

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  35. Telia TuliOctober 11, 2010 at 4:08 AM

    i suck at this game

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  36. The Greater SpartanOctober 11, 2010 at 6:44 AM

    POST 40 !!!!!!!!!! HEhe check out my video games reviews ! and blogs

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  37. NajOctober 11, 2010 at 6:57 AM

    never played mahjong before. always thought it's a game for old people.

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  38. UnknownOctober 11, 2010 at 7:18 AM

    I like this game bra, but I can't remember how to play it D:

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  39. Nerd LifeOctober 11, 2010 at 8:15 AM

    awesome info here... good job!

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  40. The Angry VegetarianOctober 11, 2010 at 8:44 AM

    Last time I played was YEARS ago. I need to start again. I loved it.

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  41. HondaOctober 11, 2010 at 10:29 AM

    I'm a little intimidated by it, actually. It seems like it would be difficult to learn.

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  42. momoOctober 11, 2010 at 10:57 AM

    mahjong kicks ass

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  43. Light Weight Baby!October 11, 2010 at 11:42 AM

    Great read! Looking forward to reading your next post.

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  44. befashionistic.blogspot.com/October 11, 2010 at 12:25 PM

    why is it japanese tho?

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  45. RezdenOctober 11, 2010 at 1:05 PM

    I wanted to learn how to play this so bad, thanks for sharing. Following and looking forward to more.

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  46. AnonymousOctober 11, 2010 at 1:06 PM

    haha cool! gotta love mahjong

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  47. SebastianOctober 11, 2010 at 4:20 PM

    I have to say, it does look very interesting.

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  48. Jimmy VolmerOctober 11, 2010 at 4:24 PM

    I see what you did here...

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  49. MattOctober 11, 2010 at 4:34 PM

    It's a great way to kill time. :)

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  50. GravitehOctober 11, 2010 at 4:39 PM

    I just now decided to play Mahjong

    I suck at this

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  51. BuyGeorgeOctober 11, 2010 at 5:14 PM

    Never played this, probably never will. Just not my thing.

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